Idaho

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Idahos Next Generation Accountability System
Overview of Idahos ESEA Waiver and the Five Star
Rating System

• http//www.sde.idaho.gov/site/esea/

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Purpose of Waiver

• Federal
• To bridge the gap while Congress works to
  reauthorize NCLB
• To provide additional flexibility to states and
  districts
• To align states to Race to the Top initiatives
• State
• Establish a new higher lever of accountability
  that uses multiple measures to determine a
  schools performance
• Align Idahos accountability system with Students
  Come First, Race to the Top, and ESEA components
• To implement a comprehensive plan for public
  education in Idaho

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Three Principles

• Principle 1 College and career-ready
  expectations for all students
• Principle 2 State developed differentiated
  recognition, accountability and support
• Principle 3 Supporting effective instruction and
  leadership

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State Developed Differentiated Recognition,
Accountability, Support
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Five Star Rating System vs. Letter Grades
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Elementary and Middle Schools
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High Schools Serving Grade 12
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Idahos Accountability Measures
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Achievement

• Measure ISAT and ISAT ALT
• Reading (33.3)
• Language Usage (33.3)
• Mathematics (33.3)
• Standard of students proficient and advanced

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Achievement Points Eligible
Percent Proficient and Advanced Points Eligible
95 - 100 5
84 - 94 4
65 - 83 3
41 - 64 2
40 1
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Growth to Achievement

• Measure Idaho Growth Model based off of the
  ISAT
• Reading (33.3)
• Language Usage (33.3)
• Mathematics (33.3)
• Standard
• Median Student Growth Percentile (SGP)
• How much growth does a student make compared to
  like scoring peers?
• Adequate Student Growth Percentile (AGP)
• How much growth does a student need to make to
  reach proficiency in three years or by 10th
  grade?

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How To Read Student Growth Reports
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How To Read Student Growth Reports
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Postsecondary and Career Readiness
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Postsecondary and Career Readiness

• Measure
• Graduation Rate (50)
• College Entrance/Placement Exam (25)
• Advanced Opportunities (25)
• Standard
• College Entrance/Placement
• of students reaching the college readiness
  score on SAT, ACT, ACCUPLACER or COMPASS exams.
• Advanced Opportunities
• of total eligible students (juniors and
  seniors) completing at least one AP, IB , Dual
  Credit or Tech Prep course and of those
  students receiving a C or better in an AP, IB,
  dual credit or Tech Prep course.

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Graduation Rates
Graduation Rates Points Eligible
90 - 100 10
81 -89 8
71 - 80 6
61 - 70 4
60 2
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College Entrance/Placement Exam Eligible Points
Measure ACT English Math SAT Reading/English Math Writing
Benchmark 21 Composite 18 22 1550 Composite 500 500 500
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College Entrance/Placement Exam Eligible
PointsYear 1 School Year 2012-2013
Percent of Students Meeting the College Entrance or Placement Exam Benchmark Points Eligible
25 - 100 5
20 -24 4
15 - 19 3
10 - 14 2
10 1
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College Entrance/Placement Exam Eligible
PointsYear 2 School Year 2013-2014
Percent of Students Meeting the College Entrance or Placement Exam Benchmark Points Eligible
35 - 100 5
30 -34 4
25 - 29 3
20 - 24 2
20 1
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College Entrance/Placement Exam Eligible
PointsYear 2 School Year 2013-2014
Percent of Students Meeting the College Entrance or Placement Exam Benchmark Points Eligible
45 - 100 5
40 -44 4
35 - 39 3
30 - 34 2
30 1
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Advanced Opportunities Eligible Points
Advanced Opportunity Eligible Points Percent Completing an Advanced Opportunity Course with C or better Percent Completing an Advanced Opportunity Course with C or better Percent Completing an Advanced Opportunity Course with C or better Percent Completing an Advanced Opportunity Course with C or better Percent Completing an Advanced Opportunity Course with C or better
Percent Completing Advanced Opportunity 90-100 75-89 60-74 40-59 39
50 - 100 5 5 3 2 1
25 - 50 5 4 3 2 1
16 - 24 4 4 3 2 1
6 - 15 3 2 2 1 1
5 1 1 1 1 1
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Participation Rate

• Schools must test 95 of all students and all
  subgroups in each subject on the ISAT and
  ISAT-ALT.
• Participation rates less than 95 will result in
  a decrease of the overall Star Rating
• 5 Star 3 Star
• 4 Star 3 Star
• 3 Star 2 Star
• 2 Star 1 Star

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Star Rating Point Range
Star Rating Total Point Range
83-100
67-82
54-66
40-53
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Support and Technical Assistance for Idaho's 1
and 2 Star Schools

• Annual Instructional Core Focus Visits
• Ongoing Technical Assistance
• Review of WISE Tool plan
• Intensive Monitoring
• Statewide System of Support
• Idaho Building Capacity Project (IBC)
• Superintendents Network of Support
• Network of Innovative School Leaders (NISL)
  formerly known as PALs
• Response to Intervention (RTI) training and
  support
• Family and Community Engagement
• Links to other state initiatives.

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Supporting Effective Instruction and Leadership
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Overview

• Idahos response to Principle 3 primarily
  provided an overview of the work that had already
  been done in Idaho around teacher evaluation and
  the process that the state was undertaking last
  year to create a system for administrator
  evaluation, including
• Adoption of a Statewide Framework for Teacher
  Performance Evaluations based on the Danielson
  Framework for teaching,
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Phase II
  Reporting Guidance,
• Students Come First.

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Students Come First

• The ESEA Waiver Application required growth in
  student achievement as measured by a statewide
  assessment and multiple measures such as parental
  input to be part of teacher and principal
  evaluations.
• These were both components of Students Come
  First.
• Since the laws were overturned the State
  Department of Education is working with
  stakeholders to come to an agreement on how these
  pieces can be integrated back into our evaluation
  system through an Educator Evaluation Task Force.

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Timeline and Plan

• January - March
• Reconvene Evaluation Task Force
• April - May
• Take evaluation rule revisions forward to the
  State Board of Education as Temporary and
  Proposed Rule.
• Receive State Board of Education approval of
  revisions to rule.
• Put rule revisions out for public comment.
• Receive final approval from the State Board of
  Education on Temporary and Proposed Rule.
• 2013-2014 School Year
• Districts may pilot revised evaluation models
• 2014-2015 School Year
• Full implementation of revised evaluation models
  in accordance with ESEA Waiver requirements.

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Primary Decisions that Need to Be Made By Task
Force

• Evaluation Performance Levels
• Multiple Measures (observation, portfolios,
  parent surveys, student surveys)
• Student Growth
• Proficiency Assessment for Administrators
• Professional Learning Plans
• Number of Evaluations and Observations
• Process for Review and Approval of Evaluations
  for both Principals and Teachers
• Standards for Principal Evaluation
• Due dates and timing of evaluations

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Questions?http//www.sde.idaho.gov/site/esea/